England vs Australia Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Rain Stops Play, England Lead Australia By 33 Runs

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: The rain has stopped play in London. Zak Crawley and Ben Deckett are solid in the crease as England have extended their lead to 33 runs. Earlier, Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad picked three wickets apiece as England bundled out Australia for 386 runs. Australia started the third day at 311 for 5 but failed to make the most of it despite Usman Khawaja scoring 141 runs. England turned the game around in the first session as Australia lost all the remaining wickets and conceded a 7-run lead to the hosts. England had declared their first innings at 393 for 8 after opting to bat. (Live Scorecard)

UPDATE - 7.32 pm IST (2.02 pm GMT) - The clouds seem to be dispersing and it has become brighter out in the middle. The covers are still in place as there is a lot of water on the sheets that need to be soaked up before they are removed. The ground staff is actively working to get the conditions in order for the play to resume and we expect some good news to come our way sooner than later. Stay tuned...

UPDATE - 7.12 pm IST (1.42 pm GMT) - The covers are firmly in place covering a large portion of the ground and the Super Sopper is doing what it can to soak up as much water as it can with the rain still coming down at a steady rate. We may have to wait a bit longer but are still silently hopeful of having some action soon enough. Fingers crossed!

UPDATE - 6.46 pm IST (1.16 pm GMT) - As anticipated the rain has paid a visit to Edgbaston! The umpires are asking the players to leave the field as the ground staff rushes out with the covers. Pat Cummins stands his ground with some optimism out there as the intensity of the rain is low at the moment. He has to walk off though but we expect this to